Political Intrigue in Hit Play Farragut North

A hotshot press secretary gets caught up in backroom politics during the run-up to a presidential primary in this hit drama written by Beau Willimon who worked for the Howard Dean presidential campaign. Named one of the top 10 plays of 2008 by Time magazine, Farragut North has been adapted into the upcoming film The Ides of March directed by and starring George Clooney and Ryan Gosling. Vance Smith, artistic director for Stage Left Theatre Company, directs the play's Chicago premiere.

Well-acted. Plot-driven with little character development; more a predictable character expose with everyone simply being portrayed as self-serving, ruthless, ambitious, and shallow. Troubling in that a 33-yr-old author would already have such a...continued

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Farragut North is Jeff recommended, and Chicago Magazine listed it as one of their five hot plays to see over Labor Day Weekend.
Read an "interview ":http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2010/04/25/playwright_beau_willimon_talks_about_farragut_north_opening_friday_in_boston/with playwright Beau Willimon.

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Stephen Bellamy is a wunderkind press secretary who has built a career that men twice his age would envy. During a tight presidential primary race, Stephen’s meteoric rise falls prey to the backroom politics of more seasoned operatives. Farragut North is a fast-paced drama about the lust for power and the costs one will endure to achieve it.

About the Ticket Supplier: Stage Left Theatre

Founded in 1982, Stage Left Theatre is a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop and produce plays that raise debate and challenge perspectives on political and social issues. Over the past thirty-two years, Stage Left has produced over 120 mainstage, late-night, off-night, children’s and touring productions that have garnered critical accolades, as well as 46 nominations and 17 awards for excellence from the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee.